I just put one end in a clamp and gave it a firm pull from 40 feet away for about 30 seconds and then repeated it one more time. I'd have to search back in this thread but I don't think it got over 7 or 8 % tension loss by doing that. The initial 24 hour tension loss was just over 5% if I recall correctly.

Had my first hit with PPA last night. I'm a fan. I'll get a few more under the belt in the coming weeks and get a review up.

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It is good stuff. I like more controllable multi strings so PPA works better for me than NXT, X1, or NRG2. I still slightly prefer the dead, yet spinny attributes of RIP 17 for being able to take big cuts at the ball and still controlling it.

It is good stuff. I like more controllable multi strings so PPA works better for me than NXT, X1, or NRG2. I still slightly prefer the dead, yet spinny attributes of RIP 17 for being able to take big cuts at the ball and still controlling it.

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I like X1 a little better than PPA but it just does not last very long. If you prestretch it, then you'll get half the durability of PPA. Of course if you elect not to prestretch, it will turn into a rocket launcher after a few sets.

Well, PPA is one of the recommendations for best bang for price and a favourite here. Say, a question for you: even if the strings were performing similarly, why would you get the one that's the most expensive? Sets are more than 5$ more expensive, and the reel of PPA is almost half the price the reel of DNA. Is one of these easier to get? Is it a sponsoring issue?

If price wasn't an issue, is the Dunlop DNA better than PPA? The reviews look similar.

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I'm going to try DNA in a few weeks, so I'll be able to give another opinion on that. I'll probably be able to compare it head to head with PPA once my Monogut ZX hybrid breaks. That might be my last multi play test, since I'll probably be hopping on the ZX bandwagon soon.

One thing I can say is that I've compared PPA to some multis that cost $17, and PPA played better and lasted longer. For me, the ones that came closest were Discho Microfibre and Kirschbaum Touch Multifibre. DM was softer and more control oriented but had a tad less power and spin (but that's really splitting hairs). It didn't stiffen like PPA, but it seemed to get mushy at the end and lost some pop. KTM was a surprise, especially after Mikeler's bad review, but I thought it played as well as the other 2 and kept its playability the longest before it eventually lost some pop. It has a nice crisp feeling that I like without being harsh. I tried KTM a few other times, and my opinion stayed the same. All 3 of them were about as durable as multis get. My 2 biggest reasons for sticking with PPA were price and color (you can get it in natural or black and they play the same).

I just think when you get to a certain level the difference between the best multis is small enough that it really doesn't matter much (they could all come from the same factory for all I know), so you might as well go with price at that point.

getting respectable durability using Tec Multifeel 16 in the crosses with Gosen OGSM 17 mains in the 18x20 blade. could be that the "formula" change for Multifeel has lengthened the life at the cost of increased stiffness. works for me...

Strung up Lux M2 Plus mains with Discho Microfibre crosses (both at 25kg - ~55lbs) and played with it this morning. It was decent. The DM moved a bit and the mains were stable. It felt ok to me. I liked it better than a full bed of DM.

I haven't tried PPA before and have a pack here. I was originally going to try PPA in a full bed but since I didn't like X1 that much in a full bed and didn't like DM that much either, what are the chances I would like PPA by itself? I was thinking about stringing another with the Lux M2 and PPA crosses and just skip trying a full bed of it. Is it stiffer than DM and less like a synthetic gut? It seems that way in the pack but I haven't opened it yet. Just the fact that it's black makes me think it would be.

Strung up Lux M2 Plus mains with Discho Microfibre crosses (both at 25kg - ~55lbs) and played with it this morning. It was decent. The DM moved a bit and the mains were stable. It felt ok to me. I liked it better than a full bed of DM.

I haven't tried PPA before and have a pack here. I was originally going to try PPA in a full bed but since I didn't like X1 that much in a full bed and didn't like DM that much either, what are the chances I would like PPA by itself? I was thinking about stringing another with the Lux M2 and PPA crosses and just skip trying a full bed of it. Is it stiffer than DM and less like a synthetic gut? It seems that way in the pack but I haven't opened it yet. Just the fact that it's black makes me think it would be.

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You sound like a poly kind of guy, which is fine as long as it doesn't hurt your arm. PPA really doesn't play much differently from other good multis, so I would vote you skip the full bed.

Well, bought 6 sets of PPA 17 for 45€, 7.50€ per set. Don't know when I'll put it on the frame, maybe when the Tecnifibre S-gut breaks, who knows? Or when I'm fed up with that fishnet of a string. Sucks we don't have reels at decent prices. 172/190€ for a reel, seriously? That's the price of Premier LT... The site where I bough the sets gives the reel of 16 for... 144€. Which means a bit less than 8.50€ for 17 sets. Seriously² (seriously squared)? 7.50€ a set would mean 127.50€ for a reel of 17 sets...

Well, bought 6 sets of PPA 17 for 45€, 7.50€ per set. Don't know when I'll put it on the frame, maybe when the Tecnifibre S-gut breaks, who knows? Or when I'm fed up with that fishnet of a string. Sucks we don't have reels at decent prices. 172/190€ for a reel, seriously? That's the price of Premier LT... The site where I bough the sets gives the reel of 16 for... 144€. Which means a bit less than 8.50€ for 17 sets. Seriously² (seriously squared)? 7.50€ a set would mean 127.50€ for a reel of 17 sets...

Feel like my racquet's going to build character for me. It feels like the ball doesn't grab the string, like it glides and slides on it. I just want to cut that stuff, while I can't really string at will either. One thing is sure, when PPA is strung, it's going tto stay for a damn long time on my frame. It went better with a bit of lead at 12/3/9 to make the head faster.

Feel like my racquet's going to build character for me. It feels like the ball doesn't grab the string, like it glides and slides on it. I just want to cut that stuff, while I can't really string at will either. One thing is sure, when PPA is strung, it's going tto stay for a damn long time on my frame. It went better with a bit of lead at 12/3/9 to make the head faster.

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that's in the blx blade? haven't tried PPA but have OGSM/Multifeel in the blx blade now. comfy for recovering GE but makes me appreciate B5E mains even more.